Day 2 of Racing
Cold, dreary, cloudy, gray, colder than yesterday. The boats were pretty damp from a bit of rain last night, as well. Two extra shirt layers recommended, and since we noticed there was some breeze this morning, we continued with the old main and spin, new jib sailplan. Two races scheduled for today, hope it doesn't blow much more!
Our results were better today, third in both races, or so we thought...the second place boat in the second race was OCS, which gave us a two! This helped our cause substantially, although we didn't medal in the event, fourth place will motivate you to continue training for four more years(!!!)
Wilson and Bonnie Jenkins (with help from their girls) put on an excellent event with an Olympic themed awards ceremony. The symphony played (over the sound system), the music from the Olympics and gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded accompanied by a bouquet of colorful flowers. Great job, Muscle Shoals!!
Gold: Jeff and Amy Linton
Silver: Chris and Monica Morgan
Bronze: Sue and Tim Stombaugh
Overall, a strong performance by Team Florida. Way to go, you traveling fools!
We thought we might stop in Dothan, AL, lots of hotels to choose from...I was imagining chips, salsa, margaritas...the hotel/restaurant pairings featured Mexican restaurants prominently. As we drove past Dothan, we discussed how tired our eyes were (stinging, actually) and how nice it will be to close them, suddenly, the road was dark. Ahhhh, the emptiness of LA (lower AL) and north FL (above I-10). Thank goodness Marianna has grown to 5hotels. We were able to find an acceptable Microtel for the night and caught the end of the SD/NO game. Showered and in bed by 10:30CT/11:30ET
One positive, more driving tonight, less driving tomorrow...and closer to the pups!
Safe travels to all our driving friends who may be going till late into the night.
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Thanks for the write up and WELL DONE TO YOU AND THE REST OF THE FLORIDA TRAVELING TEAM!!!
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